John Myers
Isingeniso: I-Street Food Culture e-Kiribati
Isiko lokudla kwasemgwaqweni kuyingxenye ebalulekile yokudla kwamazwe amaningi emhlabeni jikelele. IKiribati, okuyisizwe esincane esiyisiqhingi esisePacific Ocean, yaziwa ngamasiko ayo ahlukile, okuhlanganisa nokudla kwayo. Isiko lokudla laseKiribati lithonywa yizithako zasendaweni kanye namazwe ahlanganisa iziqhingi. Nakuba iKiribati iyizwe elincane, inokudla okuhlukahlukene kwasemgwaqweni, okujatshulelwa abantu bendawo nezivakashi ngokufanayo.
Ukutholakala Kwezitolo Zokudla Ezitaladini eKiribati
IKiribati iyizwe elincane eliyisiqhingi, futhi isiko lokudla emgwaqweni alithuthukisiwe njengakwamanye amazwe. Nokho, izitolo zokudla zasemgwaqweni zingatholakala ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene zezwe, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zasemadolobheni njengenhloko-dolobha, iTarawa. Abathengisi bokudla basemgwaqweni bathengisa izinhlobonhlobo zokudla, okuhlanganisa ukudla kwasolwandle, inyama, nezikebhe zemifino, nezinto ezibhakwayo njengesinkwa namakhekhe. Abathengisi abaningi bokudla basemgwaqweni bamisa izitebele zabo kusihlwa, okwenza kube indawo edumile kubantu ukuthi babambe ukudla okusheshayo ngaphambi kokubuyela ekhaya.
Izitsha Zokudla Ezidumile zase-Kiribati
Ukudla kwasemgwaqweni kwaseKiribati kuthonywa isimo sezwe namasiko. Esinye isidlo esidumile sasemgwaqweni yi-Tebwebwe, uhlobo lwe-fish skewer eyosiwe. Inhlanzi ihlanzwa ngengxube kakhukhunathi ukhilimu, ujusi kalamula nezinongo zendawo, okuyenza ibe mnandi kakhulu. Esinye isidlo esithandwayo i-Kamaimai, i-rice pudding eyenziwe ngobisi lukakhukhunathi noshukela. Ivame ukukhonzwa njenge-dessert noma i-snack.
Sengiphetha, nakuba isiko lokudla kwasemgwaqweni kwaseKiribati lingathuthukisiwe njengakwamanye amazwe, lisaziqhayisa ngezinhlobonhlobo zezitsha ezimnandi okufanele zizame izivakashi. Kusukela e-Tebwebwe kuya e-Kamaimai, ukudla kwasemgwaqweni kwe-Kiribati kuthonywa indawo yayo namasiko, okwenza kube yinto eyingqayizivele kunoma ubani ofisa ukuhlola ukudla kwezwe.
